The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-09
DOCTORS COMPLAINING
IF 1Nuosr1fABLE TREATMENT
ny tho deception Committee ut Washing
ton-Ths 0reat Congress Seems to bo n
Failure In Ali hut utNumbers-As Sad
fHII Lack OF IIarmopy-Notes.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Sept. S.--The Doc
tors Congress met in general session at Il
o'clock this morning. The Chair ap
pointed committee Of ono from caci
nation represented to tx on the place iol
holding the next meeting. Dr.. Atkinson
Of Philadelphia, ono Of the secretaries O.
the Congress, read tho following abstract
Of the proceedings OF the scction OF public
and international hygonic: "After read
Ing by Dr.. Domingo, Ffeiyo. OF RIO Js
metro, Representative In the Congress ol
the Brazilian Government, Of q paper On.
titled Vaccination with the a!tenuatod
culture Of tho microbs Of yellow fever,
with demonstration Of the microbe under
the microscope, the following preamble
and resolutions wore adopted by the sec.
tion: tf .sy
WHEREAS, incubation asa;nss yellow
fever, II 1t provea successful after further
examination, is calculated 10 benefit The
human race through the world, and
WHEREAS, Tho facts presented by ex.
perimentg of DR.. Dnmingos Ftpiye sfTord
reasonable ASSURANCE OF it's protective
influence In Rio De- JHnsrio, therefore
Resolved, That this section recommends
tho cooperative investigation OF the 70.
suits obtained by yellow fevor iuoculations
as a protection against that disease, and
that adequate appropriations by the gov.
ernments represented in this Congress be
made for that purposo. 30.
ReSolred, That this action bs communi.
Gated forthwith for consideration in the
general eession of the Congress" 5sgl 2
I. Prot. Martin. OF Berlin, Was called to
tho chsir to preside during tho delivery Of
tho address by his colleague, Pfol. Unna,
OF Hambarg. D.. Unna's address eu.
bodied plea for the more thorough study
of skin Diseases. Prof. Uana waa eiven d
vote of.thaGks, and the general sesalon ed.
journed. I'D H.
FOREIGNERS GRUMBLiSa,
It is claimed by the officials thst out OF
the 2,50l !delesstes registered $50 arc for.
algners. BY actual count OF an alleged
official list provided ut the office OF regis,
tIation but III were found ,sud II is stalled
that only thirty or forty were omitted. No
figures Of reliable nature are, however,
attainable. There is profound grumb!ing
among the ioreigu delegates at the way
they are being treated.
One Of the most eminent OF tho foreign.
ers, and one who occupies high position
in the Congress, said TO a correspondent
today that he had attended many medi-
cal congresses, but neysr had he peeu any
so barren Of scientific results, or 90 mark
ed by want Of courtesy to tho guests oil
the Congress. lie referred to Copen-
hagen as presenting o marked contrast 10
the treatment at Washington, but stated
his profound conviction that il the ofigi-
nal committee had remained in power,
everything would have been different.
A couple Of English phyaicians were
eeen to-day whose plight geemed to bs
pitiablo. They we're wandering around
Wizards Hall seeking information re.
gsrdiug entertainments. The tressursr
had gone, although Ii was only 8 O'clock;
the bareau OF information wa5 ignorant on
all nesded points and SO tho Bsltishers let
of steam. p .i's. ~
INCOMPETENT COMMITTEE.
They praferrsd to the perfect arrange
ments for the comfort OF yis;toln in Lon.
don in 1851, tho willing exclusion OF tho
English physicians from tho grestsr su-
for tho hcnsfs OF their for.
eigu quests and the constant rorrb M
pleasure, scientilic and aocial, to which
all wero invited. "Here," said ono
of the two, Eve do not meet
the Americana whose names We
know best and we are unwilling
10 regard the great mass OF respectable
farmers aud undertakers who seem to be
delegates a5 properly representing the
profession in this country. Again wo are
stopping q. ono OF the principal hote!s,
sleeping three in 8 room anl paying full
rates. No one pays any attention to us
and il we want to 20 anywhere wo have
to fight for Information frs. and Tor invi-
tations afterwards"
II is eaid the famous French SURGEON,
Ls Forte, who Represented France al tbs
opening Of the Congress, refused 10 at
tend the section on surgery, and siior
spending yesterday ut tho Army Medical
Museum he let. this raorEi1g diusuated.
Another htory has 1t that Charpsntier,
the French obatetrician, wac ouly prevent.
ed from running away By tho personal
solicitations o. ws!l kCoSn American
specialist. IA m
PROFOUND CONTEMPT.
Z Several membera Of the profession, 70.